Azhar trailer: Emraan Hashmi's take on the former Indian cricket captain's scandalous life promises to be EXPLOSIVE!

The film also stars Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai and Gautam Gulati as Ravi Shastri.

By Sreeju Sudhakaran
| Updated: April 1, 2016 8:32 PM IST

Watch the trailer right here...

When I heard that there is a film being made on former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin's life, I would be lying if I said I wasn't curious. After all, this man was one of the few factors who changed the face of cricket, but not in the right way. Also Read - Murder jodi Emraan Hashmi, Mallika Sherawat pose for pics at an event; netizens say 'Still hot together' [View Pics]

Many of you may know what I am talking about, and for those who don't - let me give you a brief insight. Mohammed Azharuddin was one of the most successful Indian cricket captains and had lead our team, which had the likes of Sachin tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Ajay Jadeja, successfully on many tours. He was also one of the best known batsmen for his wrist-play, along with VVS Laxman. However, the first major betting and match fixing scandal that struck and spoilt the sanctity of the game in the mid-'90s (and also losing many fans, including my father, in the process) implicated him and a few others. Soon he was banned from playing cricket along with Hansie Cronje, Ajay Jadeja and others. So a film on him was definitely going to raise a lot of eyebrows. Also Read - Emraan Hashmi joins Pawan Kalyan starrer OG; shares first look on his birthday

The first trailer of the film, starring Emraan Hashmi as Azhar is out is out, and as expected, the film will touch upon the various shocking aspects of his life. The match fixing scandal is definitely there, with Lara Dutta's angry lawyer hell-bent on labelling Azhar asa fixer. Secondly, his colourful love life is also touched upon - how his first marriage with Naureen (Prachi Desai) broke up because of his affair (and later, marriage to) with actress Sangeeta Bijlani (Nargis Fakhri), who is welcomed in the trailer with the iconic Oye Oye from Tridev (Sangeeta was in that song, remember?). And since this is a Emraan Hashmi, we are also privy to a couple of kissing scenes. Also Read - Emraan Hashmi birthday: Top 8 Bollywood films that made the serial kisser actor a mega star

The film is directed by Tony D'Souza and also stars former Bigg Boss contestant Gautam Gulati as Ravi Shastri.

Watch the trailer here, and decide if Emraan Hashmi does complete justice to Azhar!

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BySreeju Sudhakaran
Updated: April 1, 2016 8:32 PM IST